Baptism by Fire: Eight Presidents Who Took Office in Times of CrisisAmericans have long been defined by how they face adversity. This is perhaps nowhere more evident than in how the nation's chief executive has tackled myriad issues upon entering the White House. The ways that U.S. presidents handle the vast responsibilities of the Oval Office determine the fate of the nation---and, in many cases, the fate of the world. |
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... moved along and risen in the world at the brisk pace of its own boundless ambition, fueled by its beliefin itself and the rewards of its labor. Economic opportunity, as it always had been, was at the heart of the promise of American ...
... move prevented the Soviet ships from gaining entry to the island while buying time in the hope that cooler heads would prevail. Kennedy's composure during the crisis, and his determination to set his own course, kept the cold war from ...
... an effort to bind up the country's deep divisions and move on to more pressing matters, he pardoned Nixon of any wrongdoing in Watergate. Ford claimed it was “the right thing to do.” But was it? The “people” didn't Introduction 15.
... moving on as the dark cloud of Watergate began to dissipate over time. Though it certainly cost him the 1976 presidential election to Democrat Jimmy Carter, the American public eventually came to accept the pardon of Nixon as Ford had ...
... moving to New York at fifteen to be educated at King's College (later Columbia College), where he displayed prodigious scholarship. Jefferson's aristocratic Southern background, like Washington's, did not allow for unseemly displays of ...
Contents
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THOMAS JEFFERSON We are all Republicans we are all Federalists | 49 |
JOHN TYLER The Accidental President | 77 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN The Union is unbroken | 95 |
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT Nothing to Fear | 131 |
HARRY S TRUMAN If you pray pray for me now | 159 |
JOHN F KENNEDY The torch has been passed | 185 |
GERALD R FORD Our long national nightmare is over | 215 |
Epilogue | 239 |
Notes | 247 |
Bibliography | 273 |
Index | 279 |
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Baptism by Fire: Eight Presidents Who Took Office in Times of Crisis Mark K. Updegrove Limited preview - 2009 |